The Dillon tribune., 1887-01-28

i:.tacse strain manifested i.Se.t Ii lio,>o 'o
rs they seemed to lceie from ile fesei.ce w.
the enemy. AMI his spirits Jagged continuity;
At length To,tnc. slac..-eilel lis laIe' '''''
began 10 move with caution.
Are VIC coming upon the e'.cE'y AGAIN.
/ asked Ecrrr. IN Z loud WHISPER, "i''h ''~'
yet d. au.y.ii lille duavcr in 1t.
"-,,o.- =. ..c,cd rcrt.,er; shut we're a-co,il'
In ter * h:.- is every bit an Grain ez danger,
! some HEELS v,1ar the psth winds roHha
! Blacksnalc cliff. an yell hey ter tie ez kce''
| full O. vo,r fcoti..' e.: Of 20 war treadlI. ih'
| sIjppcrv WAYS o sin. The paths no widcrA
| q boss back. air no better ter walk on. c'i
tl.c ri.-i.: hand side hits several rods down
, tcy rl.cr :.c creeks t@ar;n' long 'iEe '::"o
! dog. I;eah hi: rnw. c;.:i't 81:
| Fer some time the roar Of the torrent s"1si-
| ing the gorge lad filed Earry's ears.
"Ic van; ter walk slow" continued Fort
nc-, AN feel kecrfrly with yer foot every
| time a:oi. We sot hit squar'ly down. Keep
yer left hand c-feeli;,' the rocks above yer,
SOS ter make shore all the time tibet ycrc
! close ter 'em. Bout half way thars bi:,
break in the path. Hits jess one step acroso
hit. Take one step after say tibet I'm ccrost:
then feel keerfully with yer left foot fur tho
aidge o. the break, on then step out ez long
ez ye kin with yer right. That'll bring 20
over. BE shore O. yer feet, an yell he all
right
Harry trembled more than at any time be-
fore. They were already Oh the path around
the steep cliff. The darkness was inky. The
roar Of the waters below rose loudly-a'g1ily.
The walls OF the wildcats behind. overhead
and in from: OF them, mad" it seem as II thu
sighin. pines and cetlars were inhabited with
lost spirits shrieking warnings Of impending
disaster.
Harry's foot came down uron u bowlder
which turned under his weight. He legained
his balance with 4 start, but the stone top.
pied over. He listened. There were scores
Of heart Leafs before it splushed in the water
below.
Not so ...ucii rs a iwig between hero and
"ternity,' he said TO himself, with a shudder.
Then aloud: Can't VIC stay here, some
place, and not go along there tonight
The roar Of the water drowned his voice
before it reached Tortncr's ears, and Harry,
obcying the instinct TO accept leadership, fol-
lowed the .,lountainrer tre:nbl!ngiy.
In q little whilr h. ie!t--liore than saw
Tortncr stop. adjust Iii: feet. and l,aEe a
long stride forward witt. one Of them. Glen
collected himself ior the same effort He had
ljs
row escape, which he had made from slip
ping Into the hungry torrent had shaken
every nerve.
I'm over" called out Fortncr "Ye try
hit now"
Larry balanced hi, gun 80 as to en,barrass
him the least and carefully felt with his left
foot for the edge of the chasn,. The cata-
mount announced his renewed presence by q
vindictivc scream. The clouds parted Just
enough to let through rift Of gray light,
but it fell not upon til" brink of tho black gap
in the path. 1t showed for an instant the
whirlpool, with fragments Of .l,s, trunks, Of |
CHASTITY likeness to drowned human bodies |
cldyin. dizzily around.
Come on, called out Fortncr, impatiently. |
Harry stepped out desperately. For a
mental eternity he hung in air. His hands |
relaxed and his gun dropped with crash and |
a splash. Then his foot touched the other sid. !
with nervous doubtfulness. 1t slipped and he !
felt himself falling-falling into all that no
feared. Fortner .raspol his collar with u |
strong hand and dragged him up against the !
rocky wall of the path
"Ilar, yer NIL right" he said, painting with |
tho eSertion, but hit wuz monty loud call |
FUR ye. Gabriel's HON couldn't We made q |
much mo- powerful one"
I've lost my gum" said Harry, recretfully. !
us soon as he could compose himself.
"Cuss-an.burn the blasted ole smooth bore"
said Fortncr, contcmptuously. Don't waste
no tears on thct ole kick-out-behind. Well |
(" long tween Wildcat an the Ford an pick
up n wagon load Nv CT good shooters ez tibet
clumsy chunk o pot metal WIZ. Shake your.
self together. We've on'v got mile or ~
ter 20 now"
t.,
III Hurry's condition he mile or so" seemed
70 be stretching out u long ways around tho
globe, and he began to ask himself how near
he was to the mnchleferred-t "heart Of tho
southern Confederacy.'
at length little fa.ling toward gray Of the
thick blackness told that they had emerged
.'o:'' .ue '1eaS y woods into moro open coun-
.'s' Harfy thought they were come to fields,
"u' nc e""!" see nothing, and without remark
ploCi'd on painfully after his leader
Suddenly pack of dogs Immediately in
front o. thom broke tho stiffness with start.
Ing aiapason, ranging from, the ,lcep bass ~
the n,astif to the ringing l:..,, of the fox
hounds. Mingled with this was tie sourl ~
The whole pack rushing ficrcclv forward
tortner stopped i'll his tracks so abruptly that
Hlel stumbled against him. The .no,inta;uaer
CAV" the peculiar whistle he had ,,t.,r,s, ut
th' LORD. Itc rush ceased instantly. The
'e'p grows OF the Elastiifs and bulldors
stcpl",! likewise; only the hounds and the
Sh:lI voiced Young dogs continued barki,c
Tue darkness Wa; rent by a long narrow
!anc OF light. A door had been opened in a
tightly closed house just beyond the dog,
"powa' Ii sc: Git out, Beauty" said Fort.
ner. 'npcrously. Lay down, Watch,
Quiet, B.uno:' .o'
!he clan'or> OF the gang changed to little
yelps OF welcome "''''
rs that yo"' jim r. inquired high pitched
Out not unpleasant voice from the door
,es' Aunt Dabby," answered Fortucr
AN hcv some one with me-"